Moving to KL - dengue fever concerns

[Happylass13]

I've posted on an old thread recently about moving to Kuala Lumpur and had some lovely responses from fatowl but it seems to have been deleted as I can't find it so thought I would start a new post. Thank you for your replies fatowl you have been very helpful so far. Here's the story...

We are moving as a family to Kuala Lumpur this August (hubby, me and 3yr old daughter). All the prep is going well, then I hear about a Dengue fever outbreak in the city and that a new strain of the virus has been discovered.
On further research we've read that it can be potentially lethal for young children, and if you get it a second time the consequences can be very serious.

Our daughter obviously means the world to us and we don't want to put her in harms way. All the info we are reading is not making us feel very comfortable with the move and it's getting to the point where we are considering not going.

Now we are not the sort of people to normally flap about such things but with the little one we are having serious doubts. Anyone have experience of dengue fever or any advice to help settle our minds? Thanks in advance for your help.

[NatD1]

Hi Samzistar,

We moved to Desa Parkcity in March. Love the area - it really works for us.

Our twins aged 12 were at a new KL school which turned into a nightmare. (Standards just weren't there). So we have changed to ISP and start in September. I can honestly say I haven't heard one negative comment from anybody. Everybody locally raves over it. My older daughter recently did observation experience in ISP which was excellent. She was very impressed with the secondary school standards and staff.

We also loved GIS but didn't want to have the hassle of living or driving into Mont Kiara each day.

My friend has her children aged 8 and 13 at BSKL (she too lives in Desa Park). They love it there and the commute isn't bad.

Good luck with your move. Please come join us for coffee morning on a Wednesday if you end up living in Desa Parkcity. A very funny and welcoming group of ladies.

[fatowl]

natD1, do you mind me asking which was the new school you went to?

[NatD1]

Pm'ed you Fatowl.